Tiffany,

Welcome to the Mudcat. As your guitar instructor probably already knows, there are many different ways to play a song. My transcription of "St. James Infirmary" goes like this.

  E~~~~~~~Am~~~~~~E~~~~~~~~~Am
  I went down to old Joe's barroom.
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Dm~~~~~~~Am~~~~~~E
  On the corner by the square.
  ~~~~~Am~~~~~E~~~~Am
  The drinks were served as usual,
  ~~~~~~~~~F~~~~~E~~~~~~~~~Am~~~~~E
  And the usual crowd was there.
  ~~~~~~~Am~~~~~~~~E~~~~~~~~~~Am
  On my left stood big Joe McKennedy.
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Dm~~~~~~~~Am
  His eyes were bloodshot red.
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~E~~~~~~Am
  He turned to the crowd around him,
  ~~~~~~~~~~~F~~~~~~~~~~~~~E~~~~~~~~~~~~~Am
  And these were the very words that he said,

  CHO:
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~E~~~~~~Am
  "Let her go, let her go God bless her,
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~Dm~~~~~Am
  Where ever she may be,
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~E~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Am
  She may search this whole world all over,
  ~~~~~~~F~~~~~~~~~~~~E~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Am
  Never find another man as sweet as me."
  

This is neither better nor worse than Bugsy's version, just different and it might better "fit" how you hear the song.

Enjoy the music!

Roger in Baltimore